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James Catmur
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Posted: Jun 17, 2022 06:50 Post subject: Backlighting specimens |
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What do you do to backlight specimens in your display cases?
Up until now, I have not added any backlighting but I am now wondering about doing so as I have a few specimens that would really benefit from having some. One way might be these 3 LED strips that I can wire up so that there is one behind the specimens I want to backlight.
The color could be 'warm', 'cool' or 'white (10000K)'
Each strip is 58mm long and 12mm wide so they are not that large and could be well hidden behind the specimen. 3 LEDs in each with 160-degree beam angle
All thoughts are very welcome
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Jun 28, 2022 08:48 Post subject: Re: Backlighting specimens |
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To take photos under backlight I use several devices like these we see in the photos below.
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James Catmur
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Posted: Jun 28, 2022 08:55 Post subject: Re: Backlighting specimens |
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I am looking for a way of adding backlighting within display cabinets, so wired into the current 12V lighting system. Some form of mini spot hidden behind the specimen in the display case
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Jun 28, 2022 15:11 Post subject: Re: Backlighting specimens |
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Sorry, I couldn´t follow posting.
At the showcase I use different material and method than the shown.
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I´ve used LED strip lights with 60 led/m. |
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The strips are glued onto an aluminum profile and covered with a plastic cap placed by pressure to homogenize the light. |
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Firmo Espinar
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Posted: Jun 28, 2022 15:41 Post subject: Re: Backlighting specimens |
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Of course, most of the minerals come alive under backlight.
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The shadows give volume to these opals. |
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